nonbeliever
Americannoun
noun
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Insisting on both the singularity of Gaudí’s vision and the glories of artistic collaboration, the Sagrada Família woos believer and nonbeliever alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As the group returned to the shuttle, Dan Feldman, a software developer in Ladera Heights, recalled the moment he realized in 2008 that he was a nonbeliever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
When the megaphone called out for the daily Islamic prayers, the nonbeliever grabbed his prayer beads and ambled through the streets to join others at the mosque in Kano, northern Nigeria’s largest city.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
“I was a firm nonbeliever prior to purchasing the property.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2020
We pray for my grandfather ask God to spare him even though he's a nonbeliever.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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